Last week, Congressman Raul Labrador joined Mitt Romney’s Spanish-speaking son on a trip aimed at wooing Hispanic voters in Colorado and Nevada…

Labrador joins other top Idaho Republicans in doing more than just endorsements. Gov. Butch Otter campaigned for Romney in Nevada and attended the convention in Tampa, where he jawboned reporters and delivered a football signed by Boise State coach Chris Petersen and his players to Fox’s Sean Hannity.

Sen. Jim Risch stumped for Romney in Iowa and Colorado. Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Luna is an education adviser to the campaign and a rumored candidate for secretary of education.

Sen. Mike Crapo and Rep. Mike Simpson haven’t campaigned out-of-state but would be key allies in Congress should Romney win the White House because of their seniority on the finance and appropriations committees, respectively.

Then, there’s money. Romney has raised $3.2 million from Idahoans, easily tripling the Gem State record for presidential campaigns. Romney has raised an additional $1.3 million at Idaho events from out-of-state donors.

On Aug. 3 in Sun Valley, Clint Eastwood made his first appearance for Romney, helping raise a total of $2.2 million — the biggest single-day take in Idaho political history.

Romney has visited seven times in 15 months. Among his most prominent backers nationally is Melaleuca CEO Frank VanderSloot, who contributed $1 million to the Restore our Future super PAC, a figure not counted in the “hard-money” total of $3.2 million.

The architect of that success is Travis Hawkes, Romney’s Idaho finance chairman in 2008 and 2012. Hawkes owns the Blue & Orange Store and Pro Image and runs Aletheia Capital Advisors. Hawkes says a Romney win means Idaho will have access on issues important to the state and the West.

One reason behind Romney’s Idaho connection: After Utah, Idaho has the second-highest percentage of Mormons in the nation.

Romney's strength in those states should provide him with some landslide numbers out of both in November. The two states are regularly among the GOP’s top presidential performers and Romney’s presence on the ticket seems likely to turn it up a notch.